mitigation

The Whitingham Municipal Center, right, and fire department building. File photo

Board looks at ways to mitigate future flood damage in village

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Selectboard members met with engineer Jessica Rizio, of MSK Engineering, to discuss flood resiliency options to reduce flood damage in the village of Jacksonville at their regular meeting last week.
The town has already engaged MSK Engineering to design a...

Twin Valley board reviews PCB mitigation, field repair options

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed the latest updates on their efforts to address high levels of airborne PCBs discovered during recent state testing, and appointed a committee to begin work on a renovation of the athletic fields at Twin Valley Elementary School.
Last...

Airborne PCBs force TVES to shutter gym, library

WILMINGTON- State officials met with parents Monday night to answer questions after Twin Valley School officials notified parents Friday that recent state-mandated tests detected the presence of airborne PCBs in some locations at Twin Valley Elementary School.
According to the...

Governor reiterates calls for safety

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott implored Vermonters to follow state COVID-19 at his briefing Tuesday morning, and announced additional mitigation measures to keep schools open.
Gov. Scott said the state lost two more Vermonters to COVID-19 since his last briefing on Friday. He read an email...

Gov. Phil Scott announces new guidance on COVID-19 community mitigation measures, including that all bars and restaurants must close or offer takeout only

16 MARCH 2020 Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced new guidance in response to COVID-19, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. Today’s guidance updates the executive order he issued on March 13, which declared a state of emergency in Vermont.

First, as...